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Re: Do CIM elevator motors overheat?
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Originally Posted by MrForbes
Are you sure about the voltage thing? I don't really understand the whole voltage/current/percent power relationship with speed controllers...but my guess is you're providing it quite a bit more than 1.2 volts if you're commanding 10% power, using PWM.
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The old 884's were not linear, so 10% duty cycle was not 10% voltage, but the new controllers are much better, and are almost 1:1.
Adams post above me does a much better job of showing how voltage, current and torque are all related.
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